# 2009 KIA SPECTRA — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1186718` · 2015-05-29 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SPECTRA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 17,689
- **Speed:** 28 mph
## Narrative
I AM FILING THIS FOR MY MOM. SHE REAR ENDED A CAR WHO HAD STOPPED THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT A GREEN LIGHT TO LET A VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING LOT. MY MOTHERS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SHE RECEIVED A DOUBLE OPEN FRACTURE TO HER RIGHT ANKLE AND A FRACTURED STERNUM AND INTENSE CHEST TRAURA. SHE WAS LIFE FLIGHTED TO A HOSPITAL IN WV RUBY MEMORIAL SHE UNDERWENT SURGERY AND THEY SAVED HER RIGHT FOOT THEY WHER UNSURE IF THEY COULD SAVE AND TALKED BEFORE SURGERY OF POSSIBLE AMPUTATION
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*